Gopal Mayekar

Gopal Mayekar (1934 – 22 July 2021) was a writer and a leader of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. He was a member of 9th Lok Sabha from North Goa. He served as minister in Dayanand Bandodkar's ministry of Goa, Daman and Diu from 1967 to 1970. He received the Kala Academy Award for best poetry in 1987 for Swapnamegh.^[1] He died at the age of 87 on 22 July 2021.^[2][3]

Gopal Mayekar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Shantaram Naik
Succeeded by	Harish Zantye
Constituency	North Goa
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Raghunath Tople
Succeeded by	Pancar Raghuvir
Constituency	Mapusa